Walk to create awareness about smog

A special walk was organized by the Peace for Life Welfare Foundation to raise awareness about smog and highlight prevention measures here on Thursday.

Representatives from the Department of Environment, Waste Management, Social Welfare, WASA and civil society participated in a large number. They were carrying different placards inscribed with instructions on the growing diseases due to environmental pollution and precautionary measures.

President Foundation Mian Amir Razzaq told media that the purpose of the walk was to keep the environment neat and clean by creating public awareness and people should know the importance of trees and how much damage pollution is causing to the environment. Representative of the environment department speaking on this occasion said the main cause of SMOG is burning of crop in India, while vehicles are also adding to the air pollution.

A comprehensive program has been chalked out to eliminate smog and environmental pollution. In Lahore and other major cities of Punjab, the environment has been affected due to cutting of trees.